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pigskin

[pig-skin]

pig·skin

[pig-skin]
noun
1.
the skin of a pig.
2.
leather made from it.
3.
Informal. a saddle.
4.
Informal. a football.

Origin:
1850–55; pig1 + skin
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pigskin (ˈpɪɡˌskɪn)
 
n
1.  the skin of the domestic pig
2.  leather made of this skin
3.  informal (US), (Canadian) a football
 
adj
4.  made of pigskin

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pigskin definition


  1. n.
    a football. (Alludes to the covering on an American football.) : Fred kicked the pigskin through the goal posts and won the game.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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